Personal growth 100% shapes your professional success. Our personal and professional lives are not separate things, they influence each other. This is why personal growth is so important. It helps you have the work-life harmony and balance you crave, and the professional success you dream of.
Balance (noun): mental steadiness or emotional stability; habit of calm behavior, judgment, etc.
Mandy and I wanted RAYMA Team® to be revolutionary in the leadership development space, and we did that by integrating personal and professional growth in one model. But not every leader believes that or models it for their team. Some believe that there should be separation between work and life. That somehow the two are not intricately connected. In fact, years ago, I worked for a leader who taught and modeled that belief for their team.
I sat in a meeting where they spent most of the time talking about the different hats we wore. They explained we wear a work hat and a friend hat, and we must only wear one hat at a time. In other words, “What happens at work stays at work. What happens at home stays at home.” I think it was a misguided attempt to build a healthier work environment because there was a lot of gossip, revenge, and backbiting on this team.
I remember thinking this was so dumb and would totally backfire. This kind of thinking gives everyone permission to do and say hurtful things to each other, and get away with it because they are wearing their “work hat.” If someone treated you badly at work, you were to get over it quickly and not let it ruin the friendship outside of work. But there was zero responsibility put on the person acting a fool or steps toward reconciliation taken.
I called bullshit then, and I still call bullshit today. And yes, it backfired. Horribly. And many friendships and relationships were ruined in the process.
Personal growth increases self-awareness and improves emotional intelligence in your Professional Life
If I’ve learned anything since then, it's this: There is no such thing as wearing one hat at a time. A “work hat,” “friend hat” mentality will absolutely wreck your personal and professional life, and cause your self-awareness and ability to handle conflict to decrease. The truth is: You are the same person in the office as you are at home. Well. You should be. If you care about being a great leader and want to live in harmony.
Making personal growth a priority in your life will increase your self-awareness and emotional intelligence. And that increase has a direct impact on your work, including how successful you are at collaborating, communicating, and working as a team. Thinking that personal growth only affects your personal life is just silly. Of course personal growth shapes all areas of your life, including your professional success!
Harmony (noun): agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
At RAYMA Team®, we work with our clients holistically to create balance and harmony, both personally and professionally. Because the problem is never just one thing, and personal growth affects all areas of your life. Everything is connected. When you segment your life, you rarely fix anything and often create new issues in the process.
It’s time to stop putting Band-Aids on bullet holes.
Remember, you are not just one thing, and should not segment your life into categories like “work hat” and “friend hat.” This is why personal growth 100% shapes your professional success and vice versa. You bring your whole self into every room you walk into and every situation you encounter. Focusing on your personal growth will increase your ability to find the harmony & balance you crave and the professional success you dream of. And I’m honored to be a part of that journey with you.
With Grace & Grit,
~Coach Raychel
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